Posted
by
timothy
on Thursday November 29, 2012 @03:10PM
from the fringe-benefits-include-slurred-speech dept.

slashchuck writes "Niels Bohr is one of the greatest scientists who ever lived and a favorite of his fellow Danes when he lived in Copenhagen. Apparently, after he won the Nobel Prize in 1922, the Carlsberg brewery gave him a gift – a house located next to the brewery. And the best perk of the house? It had a direct pipeline to the brewery so that Bohr had free beer on tap whenever he wanted."

So they took one of the greatest minds in a generation, and attempted to kill it with large amounts of alcohol. What were they worried about?

Given the fact that this is Denmark we're talking about, you're making the rather large and stupid assumption that large amounts of beer did not directly contribute to creating one of the greatest minds in a generation.

Some countries are proud of their beer and heritage, and respect it so, as do their drinkers.

Others invent NASCAR in an attempt to make a heritage to pin to their shitty beer, and instead master the art of the DUI and hangover.

I tend to agree. In this case a direct line probably meant someone at the brewery had the job of delivering a new keg whenever Bohr sent his son over to say, "Må vi gerne ha' mere øl, tak." Beer is very important in Denmark.